[CR] RE; Greetings campers and Cirque survivors

(Example: Framebuilders:Pino Morroni)

From: "Peter Weigle" <jpweigle@sbcglobal.net>
To: Larry Osborn <losborn2@wvu.edu>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:45:43 -0400
Cc: "Classicrendezvous@Bikelist.Org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] RE; Greetings campers and Cirque survivors


Larry said,
>Enjoyed all the speakers, but in particular Peter Weigle as the voice
>of calm and reason, discussing a range of "socially, politically, and
>religiously acceptable" options in what can be an emotional and
>potentially traumatic restoration/rejuvenation process. You CAN have
>it your way. Sometimes. It's okay.
>Wherever the terms originated, "period corrupt" is certainly a more
>accurate description of the poor old heaps I ride than is "period
>correct". It's a continuous process more than a final state. Thank you
>Peter.

Larry, Thanks for the kind words about my creative restoration presentation. I hope it was liberating for some who were anxious about being bashed if they changed a part, or even the whole flavor of a machine during the resto process.

I also hope we don't see bad examples of visions gone wrong at next years show, cause it will all be my fault I suppose... Wayne wouldn't be happy if he had to add a mutant category next year,,,

Remember folks, if the bike's a good one or a historic machine, period correct is probably best. (For those not at the talk I discussed Richard's PC '71 Masi, and discussed the period correct restoration of John Drake's mid 60's chrome and blue Frejus before I went over to the creative side. In that segment I showed before and after pictures and examples of My Motobecane town bike and the Schwinn Parismo.

"Period correct" stem shifters on my P-15 really didn't do it for me, same with the Gran Trashmo rear derailleur,,, so I felt no guilt in doing what I thought was the right thing on the Schwinn.

Larry, "Period corrupt",, you heard it here first!

peter weigle
lyme, ct